France’s second largest bank has asked the Front National to close all its accounts and take its business elsewhere. The bank, Société Générale, told the far-right party, led by Marine Le Pen, that it wished to end its 30-year “banking relationship”. According to an internal party communication leaked to Mediapart, the bank is seeking to close all current and savings accounts held by the party. Le Pen met the Russian leader, Vladimir Putin, at the Kremlin in March, two months before the presidential vote. Le Pen has scheduled a press conference for Wednesday on the theme “French democracy threatened by financial oligarchs”.

Source: The Guardian November 21, 2017 16:53 UTC